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Toxicological Profile for Pyridine. Atlanta (GA): Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (US); 1992 Sep.

TABLE 3-2Physical and Chemical Properties of Pyridine

PropertyInformationReference
Molecular weight79.10 Weast 1985
ColorSlightly yellow to colorless Sax and Lewis 1987
Physical stateLiquid Sax and Lewis 1987
Melting point−42°C Weast 1985
Boiling point115.5°C Weast 1985
Density at 20°C0.9819 Weast 1985
OdorNauseating Sax and Lewis 1987
Odor threshold:
 Water0.95 mg/L Amoore and Hautala 1983
 Air0.17 ppm Amoore and Hautala 1983
Solubility:
 Water at 20°CVery soluble Sax and Lewis 1987
 Organic solventsSoluble in alcohol, ether, benzene Sax and Lewis 1987
Partition coefficients:
 Log Kow0.64/1.04 Verschueren 1983
 Log Koc0.84 Roy and Griffin 1985
Vapor pressure at 13.2°C10 mmHg Sax 1984
      at 20°C14 mmHg Verschueren 1983
      at 25.5 °C20.6 mmHg Chao et al. 1983
      at 30°C26 mmHg Verschueren 1983
Henry’s law constant:1.1×10−5 atm-m3-mole−1 (25°C) Hawthorne et al. 1985
Autoignition temperature900°F (482°C) Sax and Lewis 1987
Flashpoint68°F (20°C) (closed cup) Sax and Lewis 1987
Flammability limitsLower 1.8, upper 12.4 HSDB 1989
Conversion factors1 mg/m3 = 0.30 ppm Verschueren 1983
1 ppm = 3.29 mg/m3 Verschueren 1983
Explosive limits1.8–12.4% Sax and Lewis 1987
pKa5.19 Reinhardt and Brittelli 1981

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